Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the West of trying drive a wedge between Russia and China.

What happened: Lavrov said on Tuesday that the European Union’s hostile stance towards Moscow means it had “lost” Russia.in a (n interview with Argumenty i Fakty, a Russian website.

Moscow intends to deal harshly with Europe if necessary, he added.

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Lavrov, pointing to 10 hours Conversations in the last month between Wladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinpingsaid it has advanced the “strategic partnership” between the two countries beyond “an exclusively bilateral context”.

“Obviously we have a sense of camaraderie and a willingness to stand shoulder to shoulder in each other’s vital interests.”

He added that the proposals are unequal Relations between Russia and China “have been exaggerated generally from unfriendly countries” for a long time.

“We see this as an attempt to overshadow our successes, to drive a wedge in the friendship between Moscow and Beijing.”

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The senior Russian diplomat said the EU’s poor relations with Putin’s country are a separate matter because the bloc supports Ukraine in supplying weapons and trainers to the “criminal regime” in Kiev in the midst of the war.

“The European Union has lost Russia. But it’s your own fault. It is the EU member states and EU leaders who openly state that it is necessary as they call it, a strategic defeat against Russia.”

“In response to enemy moves, we will use force, if necessary, based on Russia’s national interests and the principles of reciprocity recognized in diplomatic practice.”

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